68 Open-Notes QuizSmooth, flat, horizontal shapes give us a sense of _________ and _________.Vertical shapes are more _________ and more _________.Diagonal shapes are _________ because they imply _________ or _________.The upper half of a picture is a place of _________, _________, and _________; objects placed in the top half often feel more _________.The bottom half of a picture feels more _________, _________, _________, or _________; objects in the bottom half also feel more _________.The center of the page is the most effective _________. It is the point of greatest _________. The edges and corners of the _________ are the edges and corners of the _________.White or light backgrounds feel _________ to us than dark backgrounds because we can see _________ during the _________ and only _________ at _________.We feel more _________ looking at pointed shapes; we feel more _________ or _________ looking at rounded shapes or curves.The larger an object is in a picture, the _________ it feels.We associate the same or similar colors much more _________ than we associate the same or similar shapes.We _________ contrasts, or, put another way, contrast enables us to _________.

69 Assignment #1 Image: a bird or birds attacking a victimGroups of three or four studentsEach student creates an separate imageThe group uses three colors plus whiteScissors and colored paper only (no pencils!)Keep the shapes as simple as possibleAvoid a realistic representation of body partsBefore you begin, ask yourself two sets of questions:SUBJECT AT HAND What is the essence of the person/creature/thing I want to represent? What specific elements in this situation evoke strong feelings in me? How can I accentuate these?EMOTIONS and PRINCIPLES What feeling do I want to evoke with this picture? What principles might I use to do this?Keep returning to these questions when your picture doesn’t seem to be working.Do not glue down the pieces until the whole picture really works “Okay” is not good enough.